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​The Way of the Cross for victims of trafficking and prostitution

May 2, 2017

The
initiative promoted by the “Pope John xxiii
Community” Association to give a voice to the victims of human trafficking and
forced prostitution is taking place for the third time. Women who have
first-hand experience of the condition of slavery offered their testimony in
the seven Stations of the Cross, envisaged in order to re-evoke the salient
moments. In Italy it is estimated that the victims of prostitution amount to
between 75,000 and 120,000 of whom 65 per cent are on the street. Thirty-seven per cent are minors from between
13 to 17 years old and they have nine million clients with a turnover of 90
million euros a month. The “Pope John xxiii
Community” Association which has set 7,000 women free from this form of slavery
has also given life to the “This Is My Body” campaign, in which it asks for
support for “the Nordic model which provides for the disincentivation of the
demand. Indeed”, Fr Aldo Buonaiuto emphasizes, “this dreadful offer exists
because of the strong demand. For us such an injustice is intolerable and we
want to give a voice to the victims who, like Jesus, are crucified first and
foremost by indifference”.